The Tampa Bay Bucs had 57 guys participate in its rookie camp that were there on a try-out only basis. These guys did not get a contract, just an opportunity to showcase themselves to the team in hopes of making it to a training camp.

One of the guys who did impress was quarterback Robert Marve.

The Tampa Plant High School product zipped the ball around pretty good. Not bad for a guy who doesn’t have an ACL in his left knee.

Out of Plant, he attended the University of Miami but got injured there. He got a sixth year of eligibility and played his final season at Purdue, where of course, he suffered a knee injury.

“Changing schools was the issue,” Marve said. “When you tear your ACL three times in three years that’s the issue. It’s a blessing to be here. I had a lot of fun. I thought I played very well… It was a fun time, I’m happy to be back in Tampa and enjoying the sunshine.”

He knows it’s a long-shot to make the Bucs’ roster. Tampa Bay currently has three quarterbacks signed — Josh Freeman, Dan Orlovsky and Adam Weber — and drafted Mike Glennon in the third round. It seems unlikely the Bucs would bring in Marve to the the fifth quarterback for training camp but they did like him.

“Robert really did a nice job,” said Bucs coach Greg Schiano. “He had good energy, good attitude (and) can really throw the ball well. I enjoyed working with him. We have to see how he fits into our needs. It’s going to be a discussion but the guy is a good player.”